Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

Canadian National Railway Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover Canadian National Railway stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $117.49, which forecasts a 2.52% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $98 and the highest is $151.

Price Target: $117.49 (+2.52%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$98	$117.49	$115	$151
Change	-14.49%	+2.52%	+0.35%	+31.76%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Canadian National Railway stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	4	4	4	5	6	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Total	12	12	12	13	13	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ken Hoexter B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $117 → $122	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$117 → $122	+6.46%	Apr 9, 2026
David Vernon Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $114 → $117	Hold	Maintains	$114 → $117	+2.41%	Mar 31, 2026
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $97 → $98	Hold	Maintains	$97 → $98	-14.49%	Mar 27, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $153 → $151	Buy	Maintains	$153 → $151	+31.76%	Feb 2, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $119 → $115	Strong Buy	Maintains	$119 → $115	+0.35%	Feb 2, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.02B

Increased by 4.12%

from 17.30B

Revenue Next Year

18.83B

Increased by 4.52%

from 18.02B

EPS This Year

7.93

Increased by 4.78%

from 7.57

EPS Next Year

8.78

Increased by 10.75%

from 7.93

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	14.48B	17.11B	16.83B	17.05B	17.30B	18.02B	18.83B
Revenue Growth	4.76%	18.17%	-1.63%	1.30%	1.51%	4.12%	4.52%
EPS	6.90	7.44	8.53	7.01	7.57	7.93	8.78
EPS Growth	38.83%	7.83%	14.65%	-17.82%	7.99%	4.78%	10.75%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.76	17.84
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	25	25

Financial currency is CAD. Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	19.3B	20.7B
Avg	18.0B	18.8B
Low	17.2B	17.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.8%	14.7%
Avg	4.1%	4.5%
Low	-0.9%	-0.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.45	9.71
Avg	7.93	8.78
Low	7.55	8.20

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.7%	22.4%
Avg	4.8%	10.8%
Low	-0.3%	3.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.